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  • Shrub
    "1 pint orange juice
    2 - 3 lemons
    2 qt rum
    2 lb sugar
    1 qt water

    Begin with gentle fruit juices. Put a little less than 1 pint orange juice and the juice of 2 or 3 lemons into a half-gallon or gallon jar.

    *Before squeezing the lemons, peel the rinds very thinly and add them as well.

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    Add 2 quarts rum. Cover and let stand for three days.

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    Put 2 pounds sugar into 1 quart water and bring to boil. Add the sugared water to the rum and fruit juice, cover, and let stand for two weeks. Then strain and bottle"
  • Sangria Liqueur 2
    "4 - 5 tbsp sugar
    2 oranges
    1 cup orange juice
    3 apples
    1 bottle red wine
    2 tbsp cognac
    1/2 cup mandarin peel
    2 cups soda water
    10 ice cubes

    Peel the apples and cut into small cubes. Peel the oranges, take out the pips and cut them into small cubes. Warm the orange juice, the sugar and the mandarin peels until the sugar dissolves. Mix all the ingredients - except the ice and the soda. The ice and the soda add just before serving."
  • Creme de Menthe
    8 cups sugar
    6 cups water
    1 pint 188 proof grain alcohol
    1 oz pure mint extract
    1 tbsp green food coloring

    Bring sugar and water to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool. Add the remaining ingredients and stir. Cover and let ripen for 1 month.
  • Orange Blossom Punch
    1 cup frozen orange juice concentrate -- thawed
    10 ounces frozen strawberry daiquiri mix concentrate -- or peach thawed
    750 milliliters champagne -- see notes chilled
    ice cubes
    NOTES May use sparkling white grape juice in place of champagne.
    In a punch bowl combine thawed concentrates. Add 4 cups cold water stir to combine. Gently add champagne or grape juice but do not stir. Serve immediately over ice. If desired garnish with strawberries and Flordia orange wedges.
  • Medd
    "2.3 liters honey
    9 liters water
    4 lemons
    30 g cloves
    900 g sugar
    1 piece scoured ginger
    60 g yeast
    1 piece bread

    1. Spread the yeast on a piece of bread.

    2. Boil the water, honey and sugar. Stand in an earthenware pot. Skim off any scum. Add lemon juice, cloves and ginger. Leave to cool. When just warm, float the bread and yeast on the top. Cover with a clean cloth. Leave for about 6-8 days.

    3. Strain and bottle. Corks should be loose to start with. Leave for at least 5-6 months.
    "